author = {Shanmugam, P. and Singh, Tajinder. and Ramanjulu, Rajesh. and Rodrigues, Gladys. and Reddy, Srinivasulu.}, title = {{Sutureless scleral buckle in the management of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment}}, journal ={Indian Journal of Ophthalmology}, volume ={63}, number ={8}, pages = {645-648}, doi = {10.4103/0301-4738.169785}, year = {2015}, abstract ={Purpose: To evaluate the anatomical and functional outcomes of sutureless scleral buckling for the repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD). Design: Retrospective interventional case series. Materials and Methods: Retrospective analysis of 50 eyes of 49 patients with rhegmatogenous RD, who underwent sutureless scleral buckling from January 2009 to March 2013. Results: Primary retinal re-attachment rate of 86% was achieved with single surgery, but final anatomical success was 94% with additional interventions in the form of intravitreal gas, buckle revision, and/or pars plana vitrectomy. Best corrected logarithm of minimum angle of resolution visual acuity improved from 1.44 ± 1.01 preoperatively to 0.50 ± 0.40 at a mean follow-up of 6.7 months.XS Conclusion: Sutureless scleral buckling achieves excellent anatomical and functional success in majority of the patients with rhegmatogenous RD.}, URL ={https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2015;volume=63;issue=8;spage=645;epage=648;aulast=Shanmugam;t=6}, eprint ={https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2015;volume=63;issue=8;spage=645;epage=648;aulast=Shanmugam;t=6} }